IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low
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The Judgment Group Will Make Sure You Get Paid What the Court Ordered
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How To Find Your Company's Cash Stash
How can you reduce the time it takes to send out invoices? Be the paperwork, advises Sue Gillman of consulting firm Aveus. Pretend you are a document on a jo... Read more
Need Cash?
Try looking inward. Read more
How to Sell an Invoice On the Receivables Exchange
There's a new way to sell receivables: on an exchange. Read more
Follow the Numbers
It's the best way to spot problems before they become life-threatening. Read more
SOX Reprieve for Small Business
The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read more
Big-Business Printing, Small-Business Prices
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
What Are You, a Bank?
You probably lend your customers more money than you realize. Have you checked lately? Read more
Point and Click Your Way to an Organized Balance Sheet
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Looking for a New Way to Woo Customers? Try Birthday Presents
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How to Get Customers to Pay Upfront 
Wouldn't it be great if your customers actually paid in advance? Unfortunately, for many small-business owners, that's easier said than done. But with the... Watch video
Small Business Recordkeeping
When it comes to taxes, many people simply toss receipts into a shoebox. But for business owners, good recordkeeping is essential. Inc. Expert Barbara Wel... Watch video
What to Do if You're Audited
A tax audit can be one of a small business owners most terrifying experiences. Inc. Expert Barbara Weltman gives you some information that might save you ... Watch video
Around the Water Cooler, Employees Buzz about Minimum Wage
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Tired of Your Office? Nothing a Free Makeover Won't Cure
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Never Miss a Paycheck: SurePayroll at the Inc. 500
Michael Alter's payroll service works with thousands of small-business clients. What are the biggest issues entrepreneurs are facing today? Watch video
Cracking the Code
Credit card processing bills are a jumble. Here's how to read yours. Read more
For Small Businesses, an Annual Nightmare
Three out of four business owners say tax season cuts into their day-to-day operations, according to a new study. Read more
Winning the Numbers Game
Software to boost the bottom line. Read more
Last Year's Predictions in Review
A look back at the trends we expected to see in 2006. Read more
Growth in Real GDP Slows
The real Gross Domestic Product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property -- increased at an annual rate of 2 percent in the third q... Read more
Smart Questions for Your Accountant [Audio]
Forget holiday shopping. Articles editor Larry Kanter explains why now is the time to huddle with your CPA and find some year-end tax breaks. Watch video
Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read more
Smart Questions for Late-Paying Clients
It's the end of the year, and all you want to do is close your books. The problem? All those customers who still owe you money. Here's how to ask them to cou... Read more
Small Businesses More Likely to Be Audited
As part of a broader enforcement effort, the IRS increased audits of S corporations by 34 percent this year. Read more
Until Death, or Some Other Sticky Problem, Do Us Part
The best advice on partnership is: Don't. But if you must, here's what you need to know. Read more
SBA Issues Loans to N.Y. Businesses Hit by Blackout
Businesses disrupted by the prolonged power outage are eligible for up to $1.5 million. Read more
Small Businesses Maintain Optimistic Outlook
Energy costs and rate hikes fail to erode a positive view based on companies’ own successes. Read more
New Grant Program Looks to Help N.O. Companies Create Revenue
A $100,000 grant has been earmarked for 20 businesses of fewer than five employees that are working to bring tourism to the area. Read more
Bootstrapping 101: Get Paid Up Front
David Segura started his company with the initial payment for his first job, and continued his business through early payments and barters. Read more
The Home Depot
Bernie Marcus, founder of The Home Depot, addresses how Sarbanes-Oxley affects small business owners today. He encourages all small business owners to get... Watch video
Study: Family Businesses Outperform Non-Family Firms
Companies started by families are more profitable and can have higher employee productivity. Read more
Home-Based Sole Proprietors Generate $102 Billion in Revenue
Such business owners make less on average, but have higher return on revenues, according to a new study. Read more
Summertime Tax Breaks
'Tis the season to slash your tax bill--and have a little fun, too. Read more
